The winner of the very first New Era Clash of the Caps is ...

By Minor League Baseball | June 2, 2025

Tip your hat to the Hub City Spartanburgers.

In the franchise's inaugural season, the High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers has seen its home cap emerge from a field of 120 gorgeous Minor League lids to win the first-ever New Era Clash of the Caps.

Over three rounds of fan voting, the Spartanburgers' hat advanced as the favorite among the South Atlantic League, then among all of High-A winners, then over a field of finalists representing all four full-season levels of Minor League Baseball.

By voting for their favorite Minor League caps, fans also had the chance to win great prizes, including a grand prize of $1,000 to spend at NewEraCap.com.

The final round was brimming with stiff competition, as the caps of Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Triple-A HOU), Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A LAA), the Spartanburgers and the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Single-A CWS) each had a shot at the crown.

The first-round winners hailed from each full-season league, with the International League split by division into two separate voting campaigns. Here's a full list of teams that advanced to Round 2:

Anyone who voted in the competition could enter for a chance to win prizes that included $1,000 and $500 in NewEraCap.com gift codes, a New Era Cap Collectors Prize Pack and 2025 MLB.TV Premium subscription.

Additional prizing included a complete set of New Era 5950 caps from one MiLB team, as well as a 25 percent discount code to NewEraCap.com for all voters.

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